Sports
Forty invited to camp
In preparation for the World Cup African zone elimination match against Liberia coming up in Lagos on October 20 and Monrovia, Liberia on November 4, the Nigeria Football Association (NFA) has invited a total of forty players for camping.The camping is in Maiduguri. From the list of invited players, IICC Shooting Stars and New Nigeria Bank FC of Benin top the list with seven players each.
Rangers International FC of Enugu, Leventis United of Ibadan and Abiola Babes FC of Abeokuta have four players each. The players are goalkeepers Peter Rufai (Stores), Wilfred Agbonaybare (NNB), Eta Egba (Rovers), Sunday Rufai (Kaduna Rocks) and Patrick Okala (Rangers). Others are Kingsley Paul (Bauchi Wunti), Mohammed Ibrahim, Muda Lawal, Ogbein Fawole, Felex Owolabi, Rashid Yekinni, Ademola Adesina and Taiwo Ogunjobi (all from IICC Shooting Stars).
Henry Nwosu, Stephen Keshi, Samson The championships is tagged "catch Ozogula, Brigit Omokaro, Sunday Eboigbe, and Humphrey Edobor (NNB), Clement Temile (NNPC, Warri), Fatai Yekinni (Standard of Jos), Charles Osuji (NEPA) and Bright Benson (Electricity of Jos).
From Leventis United are Paul Okuku, Bala Ali, Femi Olukanni, Chibuzor Ehiligbu and James Etokebe while Yisa Sofoluwe, Wahab Adesina, Deinde Akinlotan and Taju Disu were invited from Abiola Babes.
Terfa Kpakpor, Moses Kpakpr and Dominic Lorfa (from BBC), Offor Chigoze (ACB), Amaechi Otti, Louis Igwillo, Sunday Ikwulagwo (Rangers International of Enugu) and Augustine Eke from Dic Bees of Kaduna.
Kotoko reach semi-final
Ghana's F.A. defending champions, Accra Great Olympics, went out of this year's competition beaten 2-1 by B.A. United. But Asante Kotoko pushed out hot favourites Sekondi Eleven Wise with a 2-0 win in their encounter.' Inside right Joe Tex grabbed the semi final berth for Kotoko with a goal in each half.Azuma's fight postponed again
The twice postponed Azumah Nelson- Wilfredo Gomez world featherweight title fight has been tentatively fixed for Saturday, September 29, in San Juan, Puerto Rico.This was the outcome of a series of meetings held between WBC President, Jose Sulemanna and Youth and Sports Secretary, Mr Amarkai Amarteifo who was in Los Angeles for the Olympic Games. The fight originally billed for Puerto Rico on July 28, was rescheduled for August 25 in New York. The American promoter Murhad Mohammed, who was to promote the New York fight failed to meet the August ultimatum given by the WBC President for the confirmation of the date and venue of the fight.. Consequently, the option went to the second highest bidder, a Puerto Rican Syndicate to promote the fight, according to the terms in the ultimatum.
Wrestling championships
The Nigerian Amateur Wrestling Association (NAWA) has announced September 10, 1984 as its closing date for entries for the Inter-State Under 18 Wrestling Championships scheduled to be held in Lagos from September 25 to 28.The championship is tagged “catch them young".
Ten wrestlers are expected to participate from each of the 19 States of the Federation. Eight states have so far indicated their participation in the four day championships. These are: Niger, Rivers, Bendel, Ogun, Benue, Lagos, Olateau and Kano.
Kotoko star goes professional
Ghanaian soccer star Opoku Nti begins a new football career as a professional when he presents his Transfer Certificate from the Ghana Football Association to the Swiss Football Federation in Zurich.Opoku Nti has formally signed a two year contract with the Swiss first division club Servette F.C. in Geneva.
According to Mr Yaw Bawuah, executive chairman of Kotoko, the management agreed to Opoku's transfer after satisfying itself that the terms of the contract were in the supreme interest of both the player and his club, Kotoko. Opiku Nti played his last match for Kotoko against Wise in Sekondi which Kotoko won.
Atanda Musa reaches last eight
Nigeria's Atanda Musa made history for Africa by stroking into the elite "last eight" of the World Cup Table Tennis championships in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.Musa gained a sweet revenge in out stroking Commonwealth singles champion. Chiu Man-Keun of Hong Kong 21-16, 14-21 and 21-15 after spanking highly rated Ulf Bengtsson of Sweden who is ranked fourth in the world.
The Nigerian lost to Man-Kuen in the 1983 Commonwealth Championships.
